Beauty

More time and energy to focus on the bigger hauora (wellbeing) picture.

Shop our selection of the best Christmas gift ideas this side of the North Pole.

Euro summer FOMO hitting hard? Not on our watch. No, seriously, we’ve got our alarms set—and our city hitlists stacked—to pounce on the next suite of Singapore Airlines’ special fares for Europe 2026. 

Pampering yourself doesn’t come much better than a sleek set of nails. 

Melitta Skin is making sunscreen a whole lot more user-friendly with a lightweight feel, no white cast and a four hour protection window. 

Tattoos are a universal art form used as a form of self-expression and tribute and as the world’s most tattooed nation, it's no surprise we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing a tattoo studio in Auckland.

Connection through fashion, nude bike shorts and finding your glow.

From the Smokefree Rockquest stage to the billboards of Times Square.

We all deserve a bit of relaxation time now and again, let’s face it. Tired? Needing a pick-me-up? Feel like treating yo'self? 

To help you glow in 2025, we’ve teamed up with the legends at Revlon to bring you a list of the latest and greatest beauty buys, books and fragrances to help you feel your best. 

Forget the total routine overhaul, in 2025 we're making small changes that stack up to a better year. 

​Auckland is a mecca for hair salons and when it comes to choosing “the one”, selecting a hairdresser to entrust with your precious locks is a big freakin’ deal.

Welcome to 2024, where advent calendars are as big of a deal for adults as they are for children, and filled with so much more than cheap choccy. We're talking beauty products, booze, and even treats for in the bedroom (there's a reason Santa has a naughty list).

To give you a taste of lush, effortless hair, this month Shark Beauty is showing off their best range of good hair day promising tools in an exclusive Newmarket pop-up. 

Consult any impassioned skincare enthusiast both IRL and on your for you page, and you’ll hear them name-drop Paula’s Choice.

In the season known to wreak havoc on your skin and beauty rituals, it’s all about working smarter, not harder. Here are the holy-grailers to do the heavy lifting for your face, hair and body.

Skincare is everywhere—these are the brands that actually work and the hero products that made them famous. 

We’ve rounded up our top picks for Auckland’s best barbershops, that will leave you looking a little less Shia Labeouf and a little more Ryan Gosling in no time.

Here’s where to get the best eyelash extensions in Auckland.

Nothing beats the feeling of walking out of a salon with a fresh new ‘do and floating down the road with your confidence at a 10. 

Add some sparkle to your beauty lover's festive season. 

We're not going to bury the lead here—there's officially a skincare line based on shark bile.

Here is exactly what order you should be applying our skincare products. 

Multi-award-winning NZ clean skincare brand Emma Lewisham has just dropped a next-level Sleeping Mask which is basically beauty sleep in a bottle.

Say goodbye to plastic bottles and hello to healthy hair with Ecostore's new shampoo bars. 

Nestled in the beating heart of Surfers Paradise, we’ve found the perfect place for the ultimate fun day out. Think: epic games, live sport and a total foodie nirvana. So where can you find this awesome spot? Perched on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall, boasting a 100-metre frontage opposite the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach, is Paradise Centre. Home to over 90 stores, an alfresco dining precinct and a buzzing entertainment hub, gather your crew and make tracks here stat.

We’re unpacking all things allergies with La Roche Posay, so you can protect and nourish your skin as it deserves and avoid pesky reactions.

Blessing users with soft, tangle-free hair and smooth, nourished skin, switching to a silk pillowcase is like investing in a long-term spa treatment. Lucky for you, we’ve got the buzz on where to find the best ones available in NZ. Kiss your bedhead goodbye, you’ll be waking up feeling pampered in no time!

Start cleaning out your make-up drawer, because Charlotte Tilbury’s makeup and skincare range is finally launching in Australian and New Zealand stores.

To guide you on your journey to healthy, beautiful, glowing skin, we’ve teamed up with trusted skincare experts La Roche Posay to give us the scoop on all things sun protection.

To help combat this hugely common skin condition, we’ve teamed up with trusted skincare experts La Roche Posay to uncover everything you need to know about treating acne.

Ethique have gone and launched the line of eco-friendly lip balms we’ve all been waiting for.  

If the words co-wash, diffuser and curl pattern mean nada to you—step aside.

We're pretty blessed here in NZ to get groceries—and even alcohol—delivered direct to our door, despite being in the midst of a nationwide lockdown. But after a bit of digging, we've discovered there's actually a number of other sweet products you can score online, that aren't milk, bread... or gin.

We get it, finding the perfect hairdresser can be a lifelong journey. Trusting someone to work their magic on your hair is a decision that requires dedicated research and often referral. It’s a journey we take quite seriously here at Urban List so whether your hair’s in need of some serious TLC or you’re just wanting a trim, we've found the best hairdressers in Queenstown. You're welcome.

If eco-anxiety is 2019’s biggest emotional vibe, cannabis culture is this year’s biggest buy-in.

Edna Swart is the considerable brains behind the ed&i swimwear and body care range and recently starred on TVNZ's Boss Babes. We caught up with Swart to find out how she made the transition from part-time side hustle to full-time head of a thriving business.

Leave it to the pros, these are the best hairdressers in Dunedin.

If we know one thing to be true, it’s that selecting a hairdresser to entrust with your precious locks is a big freakin’ deal.

Forget burning your precius skin in our harsh rays and gain a real-looking tan with dewy skin by using these clever little products. 

Perfect for when your skin is dehydrated, a little lack-lustre and likely in need of a little (or a lot) of TLC. 

Last year we wrote about how black is, well, the new black, with activated charcoal drinks hitting restaurants and cafes in all its detoxifying glory. And while it’s good for your insides, it turns out that charcoal is just as good when used as a beauty product.